# Device attached to the system Not Functioning

Last Updated On: 09 Oct 2026

## Problem

You can see the error message "A device attached to the system is not functioning" on the screen when you try to do either of the following:

- During image creation, when the hard disk of the machine where the image is created is not functioning.
- During image creation/deployment, when the hard disk of the image repository machine is not functioning.
- During deployment, when the hard disk of the machine where the image is deployed is not functioning.

## Cause

- The machine/hard disk is switched off.
- The machine/hard disk is not connected properly.
- The hard disk and drive type are not compatible.
- The hard disk is not properly inserted into the drive.
- The hard disk is not properly formatted.

## Resolution

To resolve this problem, follow the steps given below:

- Ensure that you have rebooted the machine where this error is displayed.
- Check the device manager of the machine for any hard disk-related errors and resolve the same.
- Ensure that the drivers in the machine are updated.
- Ensure that the date and time in the image creation machine and image repository machine are the same.
- To check if there are any errors in the hard disk execute the following commands with administrative privilege in the command prompt.

### Example

For OS up to Windows Vista - **sfc /scannow**

For Windows OS 7 and above - **DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth**